I've been using an iPad for the past week to test some stuff and frankly I'm… 16

I've been using an iPad for the past week to test some stuff and frankly I'm not really loving it or even particularly liking it.

First and foremost, as a content creator, I find trying to type more than a sentence or two on the virtual keyboard to be utterly maddening. I would much rather have a Macbook Air for extra portability and have a real keyboard.

For ages I've heard tech journalists talk about how much smoother and more refined iOS feels and how much more responsive Apple's touch screens are. Frankly, I call BS! While the overall interface does run a bit smoother thanks to Apple tweaking it to feel faster, the screen responsiveness is decidedly disappointing. Both this iPad and the iPod Touch my wife has had for a couple of years are no better than any of the Android phones I've used. The iPad and iPod are just as prone to not reacting to touches as any other device and clearing text from a search box usually requires repeated taps of the keyboard back button as the X to clear usually doesn't react.

When combined with the hassle of trying to get media content on the device by having to rely on iTunes and it's limited format support, these hardware issues make me glad I've never put my money down on an iPad.

16 thoughts on “I've been using an iPad for the past week to test some stuff and frankly I'm…”

somewhat of a popularity contest it seems. I have said and joked that the ipad was a big ipod. Now I have heard folks say that is more or less all it is. It disappoints me with how many have said it isn't

+ajay panjwani The problem is I often work on the go. If I have to carry around another keyboard, it negates much of the extra portability benefit of the pad. In that case I'd rather just use a Macbook Air that has fewer compromises for my use case.

+Sam Abuelsamid Agree regarding ebooks. Just some of the content is only on iPad for now (e.g., HBR and some business magazines). For those and occasional Hulu, it has its uses, albeit expensive price for digital portability.

+ajay panjwani First of all there is no Siri on the iPad. But even if there was, voice dictation is completely useless if I'm trying to crank out a report during a press conference or in a crowded media room. Unless I'm sitting somewhere alone and quite, voice dictation has no value to me.

+ajay panjwani Trying to write by talking to a device in the midst or a large group of people is really just not a viable option. If numerous people in the same room are doing, it just becomes a cacophony. I'll stick to a physical keyboard thank you.

+Sam Abuelsamid i didnt suggest mixing up the two (1) scribble with finger or stylus on some scribble app, also record the conversation to transcribe later (2) meanwhile nuance should work on identifying and collating different voices in a crowded room